St Saviours NS
Waterford · Roll number 19511G
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 330
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +18%
- Up 50 from 280 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 153 / 177
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
330 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 28 | 37 | 29 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 35.8 |
| Senior Infants | 35 | 27 | 40 | 29 | 47 | 39 | 36.2 |
| 1st Class | 42 | 33 | 27 | 47 | 31 | 47 | 37.8 |
| 2nd Class | 40 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 46 | 34 | 38.0 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 40.3 |
| 4th Class | 37 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 43.0 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 38 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 41.5 |
| 6th Class | 46 | 28 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 42.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
48 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 47 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2023/24
- 47Senior Infants2024/25
- 471st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 34 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 342nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
37 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 43 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2021/22
- 40Senior Infants2022/23
- 471st Class2023/24
- 462nd Class2024/25
- 433rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 333rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
35 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 35Senior Infants2020/21
- 331st Class2021/22
- 392nd Class2022/23
- 423rd Class2023/24
- 454th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
42 in 1st Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 421st Class2020/21
- 422nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 504th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 476th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
40 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 402nd Class2020/21
- 373rd Class2021/22
- 414th Class2022/23
- 425th Class2023/24
- 456th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 414th Class2021/22
- 495th Class2022/23
- 486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
37 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 374th Class2020/21
- 385th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +201st Class in 2023/24 (27 to 47)
- −186th Class in 2021/22 (46 to 28)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Saviours NS, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
27.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers205 hours of support teaching a week 8.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
12 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 12 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St Saviours NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Saviours NSThis school | – | 330 |
+17.9%
|
|
| 1 | St Pauls B N S1.4 km · Waterford · DEIS | 1.4 km | 267 |
+20.8%
|
| 2 | Presentation Primary School2.1 km · Waterford · DEIS | 2.1 km | 446 |
+8.5%
|
| 3 | Waterford Educate Together NS2.3 km · Carrickphierish Road · Multi-denominational | 2.3 km | 386 |
+70.0%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil na nDeise2.3 km · Port Láirge · Gaelscoil | 2.3 km | 225 |
−3.0%
|
| 5 | S N Ursula Naofa2.4 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 2.4 km | 620 |
−11.8%
|
| 6 | Mount Sion CBS N S2.6 km · Waterford · Boys · DEIS | 2.6 km | 360 |
+22.0%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Ciara Kavanagh
- Phone
- 051372621
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballybeg Drive, Waterford, X91 Y472
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Waterford City Council
- Planning area
- Waterford
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
42 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 330 | 153 | 177 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 337 | 158 | 179 | 40 | 47 | 31 | 46 | 33 | 45 | 49 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 336 | 149 | 187 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 27 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 318 | 140 | 178 | 29 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 49 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 290 | 129 | 161 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 306 | 135 | 171 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 28 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 315 | 136 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 319 | 134 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 319 | 149 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 297 | 137 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 280 | 132 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 284 | 138 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 292 | 146 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 294 | 147 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 288 | 142 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 310 | 159 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 322 | 160 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 321 | 159 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 321 | 163 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 322 | 167 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 326 | 171 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 314 | 159 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 324 | 166 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 333 | 175 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 356 | 182 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 368 | 193 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 383 | 191 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 411 | 204 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 450 | 205 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 495 | 232 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 527 | 241 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 550 | 255 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 582 | 279 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 773 | 386 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 710 | 348 | 362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 603 | 291 | 312 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 544 | 272 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 454 | 231 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 336 | 171 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 252 | 132 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 124 | 73 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |